Our film sparks dialogue. Plus: A gay Republican talks stereotypes.

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The conversation is just getting started: The Tennessee 11 premieres!

The Tennessee 11, a film about our Citizen Solutions session on gun rights and safety, premiered last weekend at the Nashville Film Festival! At the afterparty, we were moved to see the film spark important and rare conversations between activists on different sides of the issue who found common ground — and explored ways to work together. Find out why Robert Talisse, author of Sustaining Democracy, called it “a testament to the transformative power of civil dialogue.”???

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News and views

A liberal at a Trump rally?

“I had all these assumptions about who a Trump voter was. I thought they were uneducated… I had all these sort of stereotypes, right? And when I actually went to a Trump rally in Minnesota, I just learned that that wasn’t the case at all.” On the 12 Geniuses podcast, Scott Shigeoka talks about stereotypes and curiosity.?Watch video...

What it’s like being a gay Republican

“It’s pretty tough to manage having a foot in the LGBT community and a foot in the Republican community.” Watch the latest in our Breaking Bias series.?Watch video...

Movement updates

• How does the Builders mindset help you lead? Founding Partner Daniel Lubetzky says being a great leader “comes down to these two words .”
• Builders on campus. Are you a leader of a student group with 10+ members? Are you ready to help reduce toxicity and division? Apply today to bring the Builders mindset to your campus!?
• A humble format… an ambitious goal. One Small Step brings Americans together to talk and shares those conversations with the public. Read an NYT article about their work and sign up to be involved .?

Make It A Habit: Engage with dignity, even with adversaries???

An 80-person panel analyzed the Harris/Trump debate using the Dignity Index as a guide. Tom Rosshirt, creator of the Index, said, “The panelists show broad cross-partisan agreement on whether a passage expresses dignity or contempt — which means they can see contempt in a view they embrace and dignity in a view they oppose.”

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